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The Chris Timoney Three Minute Interview

Comedian, Chris Timoney is Irish with an art
background. He performs stories and songs with pictures that all are about
relationships, food, drinking and toilets. A friend once described his act as
‘lyrical tales of woe.’ Martin Walker asks about his 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show.

It's equal parts joy and tragedy often at the same time so it’s essentially stand up ambivalence.

“It’s
basically looking back and revisiting the worst week we’ve all collectively
ever had and laughing at it. Break ups, memory loss, flashbacks to childhood,
student fumblings only with songs and pictures and me taking the blame and
falls like an… introspective word clown. A bad week boiled down to a cartoon. It’s
also very silly and happy in its delivery, it panders to the part of us that
still wants to play with Lego, watch Ghostbusters and eat ice cream for
breakfast. Still.”

Why
did you choose to perform as part of PBH Free Fringe?

“It’s a
solid institution, with its heart in the right place. As it should be.”

To
someone who hasn’t seen you, how would you describe your style of comedy?

“It’s kind
of children’s entertainment for damaged adults. Like Jack-a-Nory or Watch with
Mother for people who’ve had their hearts ripped out or went to Art College…
or both. Probably both.

“It's equal
parts joy and tragedy often at the same time so it’s essentially stand up
ambivalence.”

What was
your best experience on stage?

“It started
off with an odd gig. It was a Sunday night in a single floor bar with no stage,
lighting or mic stand. There was a radio mic that didn’t want to work when it
did work and the bar was swamped with an army of very stern, very uncomfortable
regulars who were confused as to why a young and enthusiastic twenty something
American improv group and rag tag bunch of wary/jaded comics had gate crashed
their weekend of football and Fosters.

“Having
worked in bars before when I got up on stage I made a connection, I sang to
them and included them as I ran about with no mic and a ukulele and somehow
managed to get them all onside and laughing. It was a wonderful turnaround and
an amazing feeling, I had my hand shook several times, was bought a Fosters and
was even told I had found a calling. I punched the moon that night.”

If you
were curating a stand up show for television, who would be your guests?

“My
immediate family. They are an immensely talented bunch and an immensely
sensible bunch. It would either turn into a variety showcase or an intervention… or both. Probably both. Maybe Phillip K Dick would be there too, wondering
why he was there.”

Not in the
programme. Free Fringe listing will appear here soon:http://www.freefringe.org.uk/